By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Lavaille Lavette, a New York Times best-selling author, said her greatest satisfaction is telling stories about people, places, things, and events that everyone should remember. “Jayylen’s Juneteenth Surprise,” her most recent work, is a gorgeously illustrated “Little Golden Book” about a little boy’s first Juneteenth celebration.
By Megan Sayles AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com This July, roughly 23 local public school educators are set to participate in the Maryland Chamber Foundation’s Teacher Externship Program. The four-week program, running from July 10 to Aug. 4, pairs high school teachers and counselors with leading Maryland businesses for hands-on learning experiences in industries associated with classroom
June 9, 2023 OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A judge granted a $154,000 bond Friday for a white Florida woman charged with fatally shooting a Black neighbor through her front door. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, of Ocala returned to court in Marion County a day after she pleaded not guilty to a first-degree felony charge of manslaughter with a firearm
By BRIAN WITTE. June 12, 2023 Police stand among a crowd outside a home where multiple people were shot in Annapolis, Md., on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in Maryland’s capital
By David SharpThe Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ann Allen loved going to church and the after-school social group led by a dynamic priest back in the 1960s. The giggling fun with friends always ended with a game of hide and seek. Each week, the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino chose one girl to hide with
By Michael Marot AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard had one goal before taking the court June 11. She wants the WNBA to take additional steps to keep her team’s traveling parties safe and secure. Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) grabs a rebound in front of Phoenix Mercury forward
By Ron Todt PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire, closing the main north-south highway on the East Coast and threatening to upend travel in parts of the densely populated Northeast, authorities said. Transportation officials warned of extensive delays and street closures and
By Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin, Alanna Durkin Richer and Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump improperly stored in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisted aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showed off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map
By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Member organizations of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and Black tourism organizations have issued responses to the recent NAACP travel advisory for the state of Florida. On May 20, the civil rights organization issued a warning to African Americans and LGBTQ+ travelers
By Reginald Williams, Special to the AFRO Knowing your metabolic profile is critical to truly understanding your overall health. Health is often viewed through the lens of external appearance. A person who is larger in physical size is often deemed “unhealthy,” while a lean person is generally thought to be healthy. While weight is a